Live rate: 1 USD = 0.8146 GBP

Inverted: 1 GBP = 1.2276 USD

Provider Exchange Rate Fee Recipient gets Service Notes Action

Live Market Rate

0.8146 Set Alert Set Alert
Horizon Currency 0.8122 0 0.8122 International Payments and Transfers Experts in international money transfers for business and individuals, delivering industry-beating exchange rates.
Global Reach 0.8089 0 0.8089 International Payments and Transfers Indicative Dealing Desk Quote. Rate can only be applied to transfers in excess of £2000 equivalent.
Travel FX 0.8073 0 0.8073 Holiday FX, Cash Delivery A specialist alternative to banks, bureau de change & the Post Office for clients seeking competitive currency exchange rates. A multiple award-winning company, offering free delivery (over £700.00 , no commission charges, payment by Debit Card or Bank Transfer and typically offering the best exchange rates available.

Best Bank Rate

Banks
0.7918 Variable 0.7918 Payments, transfers, holiday money Determined using data on spread charges supplied by IMTI

Worst Bank Rate

Banks
0.7861 Variable 0.7861 Payments, transfers, holiday money Determined using data on spread charges supplied by Money Mover and Accourt

Paypal

Paypal
0.7779 0 0.7779 International Payments and Transfers

Airport Pickup

Moneycorp
0.8024 0 0.8024 Holiday FX, Cash Delivery Booking Online prior to pickup is the key to getting a good rate

USD/GBP Live Chart and Data

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January - 2023

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
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Open: 0.8268

Close: 0.8301

Mid: 0.8286

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Open: 0.8301

Close: 0.8356

Mid: 0.8339

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Open: 0.8356

Close: 0.8295

Mid: 0.8318

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Open: 0.8295

Close: 0.8395

Mid: 0.8351

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Open: 0.8395

Close: 0.8269

Mid: 0.8355

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Open: 0.8274

Close: 0.8207

Mid: 0.8232

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Open: 0.8207

Close: 0.8230

Mid: 0.8228

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Open: 0.8230

Close: 0.8231

Mid: 0.8238

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Open: 0.8231

Close: 0.8189

Mid: 0.8218

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Open: 0.8189

Close: 0.8174

Mid: 0.8197

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Open: 0.8176

Close: 0.8200

Mid: 0.8176

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Open: 0.8200

Close: 0.8138

Mid: 0.8174

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Open: 0.8138

Close: 0.8100

Mid: 0.8101

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Open: 0.8100

Close: 0.8070

Mid: 0.8094

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Open: 0.8070

Close: 0.8066

Mid: 0.8084

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Open: 0.8067

Close: 0.8078

Mid: 0.8074

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Open: 0.8078

Close: 0.8104

Mid: 0.8105

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Open: 0.8105

Close: 0.8063

Mid: 0.8101

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Open: 0.8063

Close: 0.8058

Mid: 0.8073

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Open: 0.8058

Close: 0.8067

Mid: 0.8076

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Open: 0.8077

Close: 0.8097

Mid: 0.8079

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Open: 0.8097

Close: 0.8119

Mid: 0.8112

February - 2023

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Open: 0.8119

Close: 0.8082

Mid: 0.8107

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Open: 0.8082

Close: 0.8180

Mid: 0.8123

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Open: 0.8180

Close: 0.8296

Mid: 0.8226

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Open: 0.8311

Close: 0.8320

Mid: 0.8305

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Open: 0.8320

Close: 0.8300

Mid: 0.8314

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Open: 0.8300

Close: 0.8284

Mid: 0.8282

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Open: 0.8284

Close: 0.8251

Mid: 0.8248

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Open: 0.8251

Close: 0.8293

Mid: 0.8269

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Open: 0.8293

Close: 0.8238

Mid: 0.8271

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Open: 0.8238

Close: 0.8214

Mid: 0.8201

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Open: 0.8214

Close: 0.8310

Mid: 0.8275

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Open: 0.8310

Close: 0.8341

Mid: 0.8320

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Open: 0.8341

Close: 0.8305

Mid: 0.8346

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Open: 0.8306

Close: 0.8305

Mid: 0.8309

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Open: 0.8305

Close: 0.8256

Mid: 0.8287

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Open: 0.8256

Close: 0.8302

Mid: 0.8274

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Open: 0.8301

Close: 0.8323

Mid: 0.8310

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Open: 0.8323

Close: 0.8374

Mid: 0.8344

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Open: 0.8361

Close: 0.8290

Mid: 0.8337

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Open: 0.8290

Close: 0.8318

Mid: 0.8278

March - 2023

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1

Open: 0.8319

Close: 0.8315

Mid: 0.8315

2

Open: 0.8315

Close: 0.8370

Mid: 0.8347

3

Open: 0.8370

Close: 0.8303

Mid: 0.8336

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Open: 0.8314

Close: 0.8315

Mid: 0.8319

7

Open: 0.8315

Close: 0.8455

Mid: 0.8373

8

Open: 0.8455

Close: 0.8443

Mid: 0.8452

9

Open: 0.8443

Close: 0.8386

Mid: 0.8414

10

Open: 0.8386

Close: 0.8310

Mid: 0.8326

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12
13

Open: 0.8311

Close: 0.8208

Mid: 0.8254

14

Open: 0.8208

Close: 0.8225

Mid: 0.8217

15

Open: 0.8225

Close: 0.8294

Mid: 0.8267

16

Open: 0.8294

Close: 0.8258

Mid: 0.8280

17

Open: 0.8258

Close: 0.8211

Mid: 0.8230

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Open: 0.8192

Close: 0.8178

Mid: 0.8198

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Know What the Best Exchange Rate Looks Like

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Why

Banks and financial institutions buy and sell currency from each other - these sizeable institutions are 'the market' and the rate they transact at is the 'market rate'. The difference between how much a currency is purchased and sold is the spread, which is essentially the difference between the buy and sell price.

But, when currency is sold by banks to retail customers that spread widens significantly and the profit on the transaction is therefore substantially larger.

Therefore when we focus on the transfer fee when sending money abroad we often miss the biggest cost: the exchange rate spread.

Foreign exchange providers have essentially recognised this and they enter the market to transfer money at tighter spreads, thereby saving potentially significant amounts of money for their clients simply by providing better exchange rates.

For example, the transfer of £100K into euros is expected to attract a rate that delivers between €112,480 and €113,296 with the UK's leading high street banks. But FCA authorised providers will provide a rate that delivers between €115,510 and €115,740 (using rates on 05/07/21).

Taking the time to work with a FCA regulated currency provider could therefore result in the delivery of an extra euros amount of between €2444 and €3030.

Safety is Everything

Pound Sterling Live only works with foreign exchange payment companies that are FCA Authorised. This is important: FCA regulations and oversight requires the money they transfer on your behalf to be protected through a process known as 'safeguarding'. Safeguarding requires the payments company to keep your money separate from their own money in a top-tier bank. Therefore if the provider comes under stress your money should be protected.